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Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off On Cassie Following Shocking Diddy Trial Revelation Prosecutors and the defense went to battle yesterday over Diddy and Cassie's relationship, leading Boosie Badazz to believe in the former. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music Lil Durk Freed From Solitary Confinement After Five-Month Stint Roughly five months ago, Lil Durk was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly having an Apple Watch in prison. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music Travis Scott And Kendrick Lamar's "goosebumps" Dethrones Drake For Highest-Certified Rap Song Ever Travis Scott stunned the rap world in 2016 when he was able to nab a then secret Kendrick Lamar feature. Now, it's his biggest hit ever. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Cardi B & Nicki Minaj React To JT’s Brutal Diss Track Yesterday, JT finally unleashed the Cardi B diss track she promised, and she didn't hold back in the slightest. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock & Blueface Trade Blows After She Gets Jumped In Compton Chrisean Rock recently got into a fight in Compton, which led Blueface and many others to speculate about gang culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Bizarrely Alleges That Justin Bieber & Harry Styles Slept With Taylor Swift Kanye West is once again talking about Taylor Swift on social media as their years-long feud is still alive. By Cole Blake April 10, 2025
Music YN Jay Crafts One Of The Fattest Blunts In "How To Roll" History YN Jay wasn't messing around during the latest episode of "How To Roll." By Alexander Cole July 23, 2021
Music Kanye West's Dentist Shuts Down Rumors Of The Rapper Having His Teeth Removed West simply got an incredibly expensive grill put over his teeth. By Lavender Alexandria January 18, 2024
Original Content What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap. By Robert Blair June 22, 2022
Music Mindless Behavior: A Complete Timeline What is your favorite Mindless Behavior song? By Gale Love March 14, 2023
Music Drake Angry With DJ Akademiks For Leaking His Snippet On J. Cole's Big Night It appears that Drake did not in fact sign off on DJ Akademiks teasing this snippet. But the question still remains: What's up with J. Cole? By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Unveils A List Of High-Profile Women That Have Allegedly Slept With Offset DJ Akademiks has provided extensive reports on Cardi B and Offset’s relationship from dating to marriage to the divorce announcement. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 07, 2025